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Jun 21, 2010 Phil Collins (right) and Philip Bailey celebrate Collins’ Johnny Mercer Award with a stunning performance of “Easy Lover.” View Photo

Jun 21, 2010 BMI singer/songwriter k.d. lang delivers a jaw-dropping version of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” during the 41st Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony in New York. View Photo

Jun 21, 2010 Phil Collins receives the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award during the 41st Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony in New York. View Photo

Jun 21, 2010 Paul Simon celebrates his 2010 Towering Song Award, presented to him in honor of his enduring composition Bridge Over Troubled Water during the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 Eighteen-year-old singer/songwriter Julia Sinclair, also a highly regarded classical guitarist, played BMI’s second June “Pick of the Month” showcase, held June 15 at Rockwood Music Hall. Pictured are Julia Sinclair, and BMI’s Samantha Cox and Brandon Haas. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 BMI jazz great Randy Klein accepts an award on behalf of photographer Lena Adasheva from broadcaster Jim Wilke during the JJA Awards in New York. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 Cyro Baptista shows off his JJA Jazz Award for Percussionist of the Year trophy, as presenter Elzy Kolb of Hot House magazine smiles in the background. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 Rudresh Mahanthappa (right) celebrates his second consecutive JJA Jazz Award for Alto Saxophonist of the Year after receiving the honor from Laurence Donohue-Greene (left), editor of AllAboutJazz-New York. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 Kurt Elling celebrates his Male Singer of the Year win at the JJA Jazz Awards. View Photo

Jun 17, 2010 Joe Lovano enjoys a night of big wins at the JJA Jazz Awards. View Photo